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    1. The document summarizes the key events in the life and death of the Tiger King, a Maharaja who made it his mission to kill 100 tigers. 2. Within 10 years he had killed 70 tigers, but his hunting mission stopped as the tiger population became extinct in the local forest. 3. He decided to marry to gain access to new hunting grounds, but tragically contracted an infection from a sliver on a wooden toy tiger gifted to his son, and died during surgery.

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    1. The document summarizes the key events in the life and death of the Tiger King, a Maharaja who made it his mission to kill 100 tigers. 2. Within 10 years he had killed 70 tigers, but his hunting mission stopped as the tiger population became extinct in the local forest. 3. He decided to marry to gain access to new hunting grounds, but tragically contracted an infection from a sliver on a wooden toy tiger gifted to his son, and died during surgery.

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    Question and Answer of Tiger King

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    1. The document summarizes the key events in the life and death of the Tiger King, a Maharaja who made it his mission to kill 100 tigers. 2. Within 10 years he had killed 70 tigers, but his hunting mission stopped as the tiger population became extinct in the local forest. 3. He decided to marry to gain access to new hunting grounds, but tragically contracted an infection from a sliver on a wooden toy tiger gifted to his son, and died during surgery.

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    Question and Answer: 1. What was the miracle that took place in the royal palace?

    When the Maharaja was a 10 day old infant spoke and asked intelligent questions about his death. After knowing that he would be killed by a tiger he uttered saying Let tigers beware. 2. How was the Tiger King brought up? As a child the Tiger King was brought up by an English nanny and tutored in English by an Englishman. He was given the milk of an English cow. Like many other Indian crown princes he watched only English movies. 3. What did the State astrologer say he would do if the hundredth tiger were also killed? The State astrologer was so sure of his prediction that he announced that he would cut off his ceremonial tuft, crop his hair short and become an insurance agent in case the king was able to kill the 100th tiger, too. He was sure that the Maharajas death would be caused by the 100th tiger. 4. What did the high-ranking British officer wish to do? Was his wish fulfilled? The high-ranking British officer wanted to kill a tiger. When he was denied the permission for hunting, he sent a word to the king that he would be happy if he was allowed to get photographed with the dead body of a tiger killed by the king. However, his wish remained unfulfilled. 5. How did the Maharaja manage to save his throne? The Maharaja had annoyed the visiting senior British officer over the issue of tiger-hunting and stood in danger of losing his kingdom itself. So, the Maharaja and the Dewan decided to placate and pacify the officer through bribe by sending gifts of expensive diamond rings to the duraisani, the wife of the British officer. Thus he managed to save his throne. 6. How did the duraisani behave on receiving the gifts? Some fifty samples of expensive diamond rings were sent to the duraisani and it was expected that she would select on or two and return the rest. But the lady proved to be greedy as she retained all of them and merely sent a letter of thanks.

    7. Why did the Maharajas tiger killing mission come to a sudden still? Within ten years Maharajas tiger hunting had resulted in the killing of seventy tigers. However his tiger killing mission came to a sudden standstill because the tiger population became extinct in the forest of Pratibandapuram. 8. Why did the Maharaja suddenly decide to marry? Whom did he wish to marry? The Maharaja suddenly decided to marry because firstly, he was of marriageable age and secondly, he wanted to kill thirty more tigers in his father-in-laws state in order to complete the tally of hundred tigers .For this reason he wished to marry a girl in the royal family of a state with a large tiger population. 9. Why did Maharaja order the dewan to double the tax? The Maharaja called the dewan and ordered him to immediately double the tax of the villagers who had informed him of a tiger in the forest because despite his best efforts he was unable to locate the beast. This infuriated the Maharaja. 10. What did the Maharaja buy as a birthday gift for his son? The Maharaja wished to give his son a very special gift on his birthday and he bought a wooden toy tiger as a perfect birthday gift for his son. 11. How did the kings arm become seriously infected? The kings arm had got infected from a prick caused by one of the slivers on the wooden tiger. In one day, the infection got flared in the Maharajas right hand and in four days it developed into a suppurating sore which spread all over the arm. Though he was operated yet he died. Long answer type question 1. How did the Tiger King meet his end? What is ironical about his death? The wooden toy tiger the king had got as a birthday present for his son had been carved by an unskilled carpenter. It had a rough surface with tiny slivers of wood standing up like quills all over it. One of those slivers pierced the Maharajas right hand and although the king pulled it, his arm

    got infected. In four days, it developed into a suppurating sore and spread all over the arm. The king died while being operated upon. The kings death is ironical but not surprising for the reader who is, in fact, looking forward to it. Having killed the 100th tiger, the king is jubilant for he has fulfilled his vow and disproved the prediction of the royal astrologer. He is now at ease for he thinks he cannot die of a tigers attack. No wonder, he orders the dead tiger to be taken in a procession through the town and gets a tomb erected over it. All this while he does not know that the 100th victim was not killed by him but by other hunters. That is indeed quite ironical. Death is lurking around him and the king is unaware of it. Again, it is ironical that a king who has killed 100 tigers and is bold and fearless dies of a mere sliver on the body of a wooden tiger. Thus, ironically death does come to him from a tiger.

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